Find all of our Boston Marathon coverage on this special site

Runners from around the world are preparing to gather on April 17 in Hopkinton to make their way 26.2 miles into Boston.

The Boston Marathon starts just after 9:15 a.m. with the women's push-rim wheelchair competitors. Waves of thousands of runners will follow them.

This international event is also Wicked Local. Runners from nearly every Massachusetts community will take to the course.

Which is why we’ve collected everything you need on a special Wicked Local Boston Marathon site. New and engaging preview content appears on that site daily. On race day, we have the course covered from Hopkinton to Boston with reporters and photographers. And in the days after the marathon, check back to find lots of photos, videos and follow-ups with local runners.

In Runner Profiles

You can read about runners such as Somerville resident Billy Consolo, who is running his fifth marathon since surviving a heart attack two years ago and Ashley Bronson, who is running for 6-year-old Marblehead resident Harry Burns.

Consolo, 33, is running and raising money for The Krystle Campbell Foundation. The foundation was formed in memory of Medford resident Krystle Campbell, who died in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.

Bronson is running as part of Massachusetts General Hospital for Children’s Boston Marathon team, “Fighting Kids’ Cancer … One Step at a Time.” Harry, who has Down Syndrome, is finishing his second year of chemotherapy for leukemia.

You can find out why countless others are running the marathon by checking the Runner Profiles section of the site. And after the race, you can find out how they did through the BAA’s searchable Entry List.

A little history

Fans of the Marathon Monday experience, check out our interactive timeline chronicling the Marathon’s history. Did you know, for instance, that the wheelchair competition was started by a Belmont resident?

Ready to watch?

The Wicked Local Boston Marathon website offers useful advice, such as the best place to watch the runners, as suggested by locals. The site will also be updated with announcements about MBTA schedules, security measures and more as those are released.